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I enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday celebrating with my sister and her family in northern Virginia. While together, we ate some very delicious food prepared with recipes that have been handed down through the years. Each year at this time, families slow down and re-connect with each other and often this re-connection includes sharing meals and good conversation.

This summer, a group of extension 4-H agents organized a two-day workshop to assist our young 4-H members build an awareness of cultural differences and to better appreciate our own unique differences.

One of the best parts of being connected to the land grant college, N.C. State University, is the access we have in 4-H to collaborate with some of the educational departments — for example, the Department of Forestry.

I catch a glimpse of the calendar and know that school will begin shortly. That means many families will get back into a routine that will include hustle and bustle to get family members to work, school, sporting events, and for some, after school care.

Several weeks ago I wrote about the partnership between 4-H and our military families. This week, I want to highlight a program that involves military youth and the opportunity to attend an overnight at the N.C. Zoo.

ASHEBORO — According to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, "No person, regardless of age, may procure a hunting license in North Carolina without first producing a Certificate of Competency showing completion of a hunter safety course or a hunting license issued prior to July 1, 1991, or a signed statement (shown on the license) that he or she had such a license.